Making your own lunch provides the oppprtunity to eat more healthily, save a bit of money, and avoid the lunch hour rush . Do you do it?
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We’ve shown you ways to upgrade your work lunch. You could even organise a workplace money lunch to encourage the process among your coworkers. So, how about you?
Feel free to expand on your approach and reasons in the comments.
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7 responses to “Do You Make Your Own Lunch During The Work Week?”
99% of the time my partner and I both take leftovers from the previous night’s dinner for lunch. Considering most lunch meals around here are about $10, it saves us about $100 a week. Plus it’s a lot easier to maintain a healthy weight.
Yeah, it’s amazing how much that cost adds up – $10 is a reasonable estimate, two people do that 5 days a week for 48 weeks of the year, you’ve spent nearly $5000 on lunch
I eat at work because we have a canteen and a roast with vegetables is $6. I figure it’s not too expensive, there’s variety every day and I don’t have to spend time preparing lunches for myself. I’m also not a big fan of leftovers. I usually only cook enough for each particular meal.
I keep a “pantry” (tins of tuna, soups, rice crackers, brown rice) and packets of frozen veg at work. I’ll either bring from home or eat from my work pantry 3-4 times a week and buy the rest. It’s convenient to have a supply of somewhat healthy food at work so that I can have a quick lunch when pressed for time at home or during my work day.
I like this idea 🙂
Unless I know we have a work lunch on, I’ll make extra of whatever I’m cooking for dinner the night before. Since I only cook for two most nights, it’s just as easy to make an extra serve (or two). If I’ve eaten out the night before, I’ll more than likely just grab a canned soup or a premade salad from the supermarket.
Edit: I’ve made it a news years resolution that even if I’ve brought lunch/eat at my desk, I still leave the office at lunch time, even if it’s just to walk around the block.
If I’m not having re-used leftovers, then for the most part I snack on an apple or some nuts and raisins. If I’ve had a decent cooked breakfast, I could probably even skip lunch most days.